Inspired to get back to basics after the release of the Trainer retrospective, Plaid returned in 2001 with an LP of tough machine music, closer to the melancholy beatbox style of their mid-'90s singles than the rangy, dynamic sound of 1999's Rest Proof Clockwork. Except for the cycling guitar-like lines on the opener "Eyen," there aren't many traditional-sounding instruments on Double Figure. Instead, the duo balances precise, simple-yet-subtle percussion programs and heavily evocative {\tec...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Double-LP version in gatefold sleeve. The partnership between Andy Turner and Ed Hanley has been flourishing for over a decade now. Even before their stint as two-thirds of the seminal Black Dog Productions, the two of them were concocting a brew of crisp funky electro-hop together, as has been recently documented in the recent Trainer anthology of their early material. As satisfying a treat the Trainer comp was, fans of the group are sure to delight in their brand new opus, "Double Figure." ...   [ read more ]

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Plaid's Ed Handley and Andy Turner return with their best collection of bleeps so far? When electro-heads get loose behind their studio equipment without the direction of a vocalist they invariably lose it and produce an album only palatable to your average roaming 6am robotic munter. Happily though, Plaid are one act that have consistently created great music over the last ten years which doesn't take 12 hours of bangin' techno beats to really appreciate. Oh joy!

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